When entering a cutting phase, many women struggle to maintain muscle while dropping body fat. Calorie deficits, protein intake, and training intensity all play crucial roles.
Discussion points:
•Ideal calorie deficit for women
•Recommended protein per kg of body weight
•Managing cravings and energy levels
•Cardio vs diet priority
Share your cutting meal plans and results.
Hamstring locked up during RDLs once. Learned real quick to stay on top of sodium and fluids
Cramped hard during squats a few times Electrolytes before training fixed it
Adding electrolytes and staying consistent with hydration, gives zero issues
Sodium’s key for performance muscle contractions, and blood volume. Cutting it just hurts you
The difference in pump and endurance once dial in sodium is night and day
Sodium’s the foundation without it, hydration doesn’t even work properly
Warm-up’s not optional if you plan to lift for decades, not months. Cold joints = snapped dreams.
Funny how 10 minutes of prep can save you 10 weeks of recovery. I learned that after a shoulder tweak.
Warm-ups aren’t about cardio they’re about activation. Get the blood in the muscle you’re about to destroy.
Cool-down’s underrated too. Helps flush out lactic acid and keeps you from walking like a robot the next day.
